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Civil Litigation


The lawsuit claims a network of companies submitted nearly 400 bogus MRI bills in a scheme led by an unlicensed provider. Defe...


Real Estate/Development


A new Stanford Law School study examining tenant outcomes in Los Angeles eviction courts has drawn sharp criticism from landlo...



Immigration


A group of migrant day laborers is moving to join California's defense of its sanctuary law, SB 54, in a federal lawsuit broug...


U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law


The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in May on the scope of injunctive relief, with major implications for pres...



Government, Civil Litigation


The delays, attributed by county officials to red tape and staffing shortages, raise concerns that the government may lack the...


Torts/Personal Injury


Plaintiffs allege Pfizer and Kaiser Permanente failed to adequately warn of the risk, despite emerging studies and internation...



The complaint, filed in San Francisco federal court, follows mounting regulatory scrutiny and a steep stock drop tied to a dam...


In a tense moment during cross-examination Friday, Judge Eleanor J. Hunter scolded former Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Fergu...



Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal


Justices have agreed to review a closely watched appellate ruling involving efforts by workers to avoid arbitration in PAGA la...


Civil Litigation


On the eve of trial, attorneys for the estate of late Modesto defense attorney Frank Carson and several co-plaintiffs announce...



Criminal


A Los Angeles judge is navigating an escalating courtroom feud between a veteran defense attorney and a Marsy's Law lawyer rep...


Ahead of a hearing in Santa Clara County on Thursday, a Wilson Sonsini partner called the accusation by Gan Jing World a "cons...



Insurance, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Justices have agreed to answer a certified question from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that could clarify whether the ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Disgraced former attorney Paul Paradis testified Thursday in State Bar Court that top officials, including former Chief Deputy...



Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson took the stand in his own defense Thursday afternoon, breaking down as he discussed hi...


Recent court rulings, including a new injunction in Ohio, and sharp criticism from privacy and First Amendment advocates sugge...



Berkeley Labs' berkelocene, a nuclear waste-disposing molecule, could face complex patenting issues due to an 18-month "blind ...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson struggled to explain a self-incriminating text and admitted under cross-examination t...



The swift order from U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes of Riverside came days after the government said it had no power to...


Immigration, Constitutional Law


U.S. District Judge Jesus J. Bernal wrote that the policy violations violates constitutional and federal law, and issued an em...



Judges and Judiciary, Discipline


The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly censured Judge Michael J. Carrozzo and permanently barred him from serving as ...


Two federal lawsuits claim a Roseville police dog mauled an unarmed teenage girl during a chaotic mall encounter--highlighting...



Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


City blames homeowners' choices in landslide lawsuits

Apr. 17, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Rolling Hills argues homeowners knew of landslide risks and assumed liability by building there, denying responsibility in law...


More than 100 survivors suing the Archdiocese of San Francisco over alleged sexual abuse now have partial access to internal c...



Intellectual Property


MR Technologies, led by Austrian physicist Dieter Suess, sues Toshiba for infringing patents that revolutionized hard disk dri...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Objectors to a $2.5B NCAA settlement argue its 10-year injunction violates future athletes' rights, warning of appeal if appro...



State Bar & Bar Associations


Disbarred attorney Paul Paradis testifies about chaotic meetings and alleged misconduct by James Clark in a Los Angeles water ...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


A firearms instructor who trained Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson disputed claims that Ferguson could have fired one-handed--central...



Technology, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


California Attorney General Rob Bonta has appealed a federal judge's ruling that blocked the state's Age-Appropriate Design Co...


The swift order from U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes of Riverside came days after the government said it had no power to...